Rugby action comes to town
Tennis players prepare for tourney
New U19 cricket league for women
Cricket umpires course a hit
Finals time at netball
U13 clash opens rugby weekend
Sports for NCEA credits
‘Historic’ netball finals clash
Rugby heavyweights meet today
Eels slip past Cowboys
Ace swimmers will be back for 2011 tri
Titikakeka Pearls reign supreme
Test and trial for under 19s
Samoa’s tennis stars ready for action
Tennis tourney off to top start
18 Optimists blessed for training
Tennis off to ace start
Basketball finals action
Women’s cricket the flavour of summer
Major boost for women’s cricket
Junior cricketers in training
Netball honours clubs and players
Slow start at Golden Oldies
Jul 16, 2010
Herman, Kenning triumph in Palm Grove tournament, Cook Islands
No suspension for Allsworth, Cook Islands
Wristbands for travellers, Cook Islands
First Sydney Cook Islands flight fully booked
The new direct flight from Sydney has taken off with a bang, according to Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) chief executive Carmel Beattie.
The first direct flight from Sydney lands in Rarotonga on Sunday and is fully booked and flights all the way through July have “strong bookings, Beattie said.
She said that there has been a good reaction to the first round of media advertising in Australia, with bookings going up from 77 people in the week before advertising, to 208 in the week after.
“There was an initial rush of bookings and they have been growing steadily ever since,” she said. “What we have to do now is maintain our presence in the marketplace.”
The media campaigns were run jointly with seven tourism partners including Infinity, Qantas Vacations, and Stella. The ads promoted package deals which started at around AUD$1000 for six nights. Beattie said that they plan to continue promotional work with the four top performing tourism partners.
Cook Islands public health conference
Dr Wame Baravilala, the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Cook Islands public health conference, delivered a stark warning about diet.
“We need to stop overeating our way to an early grave,” he said at yesterday’s opening at the national auditorium.
Guam talent’s dream turns to ‘reality’ show, Guam
by Sweet One Gilliam
YOUNG Lee, a native of Guam and graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, sought out his childhood dream to be in Hollywood. His dream has finally come to reality –through a reality television show.
Lee landed a part in the new reality TV series titled “K-Town,” to be produced by rapper and actor Tyrese Gibson.
The show is set to be an Asian alternative to MTV’s Jersey Shore.
According to Wikipedia, Jersey Shore is a reality television series on MTV that follows eight housemates in real world-type style while they live, work and party at the New Jersey Shore
Lee was cast long after he boxed up his belongings from Tamuning in 2003 when he attended Pacific Union College on the West Coast.
During Lee’s Guam 2005 summer vacation, he won the Star Quest, a competition in which he performed a hip-hop dance routine.
Lee later submitted a video reel of himself as part of his audition for the K-Town pilot which he mentions was shot last weekend.
Should the pilot of “K-Town” rate in appeal to an audience who will, “love it,” (as Paris Hilton would say) and be picked up by a network that will air the show, then Lee is on the way to representing Guam in the Hills of Hollywood.
YOUNG Lee, a native of Guam and graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, sought out his childhood dream to be in Hollywood. His dream has finally come to reality –through a reality television show.
Lee landed a part in the new reality TV series titled “K-Town,” to be produced by rapper and actor Tyrese Gibson.
The show is set to be an Asian alternative to MTV’s Jersey Shore.
According to Wikipedia, Jersey Shore is a reality television series on MTV that follows eight housemates in real world-type style while they live, work and party at the New Jersey Shore
Lee was cast long after he boxed up his belongings from Tamuning in 2003 when he attended Pacific Union College on the West Coast.
During Lee’s Guam 2005 summer vacation, he won the Star Quest, a competition in which he performed a hip-hop dance routine.
Lee later submitted a video reel of himself as part of his audition for the K-Town pilot which he mentions was shot last weekend.
Should the pilot of “K-Town” rate in appeal to an audience who will, “love it,” (as Paris Hilton would say) and be picked up by a network that will air the show, then Lee is on the way to representing Guam in the Hills of Hollywood.
New building codes now in place, Guam
CONTRACTORS will have to comply with new building codes now that Bill 433 has been enacted as Public Law 30-159.
The legislation amends Public Law 30-25 which was signed to adopt the 2009 International Building Code and enforce it immediately.
The code includes fuel gas, international mechanical, international plumbing, international property, international maintenance, international fire, and international energy conservation. All must be met with satisfactory results by the agencies implementing the IBC, the Department of Public Works and the Guam Fire Department.
Opposition to the law was raised by realtors and businesses and the author of the bill, Sen. Tom Ada, submitted Bill 433 to postpone the enactment of the law from June 30 to Oct. 1 of this year.
Concerns raised included the amount of money residents would have to pay in order to comply with the law, which would be thousands of dollars.
The new date gives agencies more time to complete the necessary tasks needed to implement the law and also have a public forum on the code.
faredchaWith this in mind, the law also orders public works and GFD to conduct a public forum so that residents can provide input, recommendations and concerns about the building code. The forum shall be conducted within 45 days after the enactment of the law.
The legislation amends Public Law 30-25 which was signed to adopt the 2009 International Building Code and enforce it immediately.
The code includes fuel gas, international mechanical, international plumbing, international property, international maintenance, international fire, and international energy conservation. All must be met with satisfactory results by the agencies implementing the IBC, the Department of Public Works and the Guam Fire Department.
Opposition to the law was raised by realtors and businesses and the author of the bill, Sen. Tom Ada, submitted Bill 433 to postpone the enactment of the law from June 30 to Oct. 1 of this year.
Concerns raised included the amount of money residents would have to pay in order to comply with the law, which would be thousands of dollars.
The new date gives agencies more time to complete the necessary tasks needed to implement the law and also have a public forum on the code.
faredchaWith this in mind, the law also orders public works and GFD to conduct a public forum so that residents can provide input, recommendations and concerns about the building code. The forum shall be conducted within 45 days after the enactment of the law.
Impact of new alcohol laws assessed, Guam
ALTHOUGH the impact of the two new laws that seek to curb underage and binge drinking on Guam has yet to be
Bar owner Techie Tagorda cards a customer at Tribbu Bar and Karaoke Lounge in Harmon. Mar-Vic Cagurangan
quantified in dollar terms, bar owners are starting to feel the measures’ effect on their business operations.
Not in Harmon, says Dededo mayor, Marianas
First troop buildup-related project kicks off, Guam
NAVFAC breaks ground for maiden construction related to military expansion
THE first phase of a $4 billion project related to the military buildup kicked off during a groundbreaking ceremony on Naval b...
“We Are Guam” campaign, Southern Marianas
GVB representatives, staff of the Asan mayor’s office, volunteers and residents stand for a group photo in front of the Asan-Maina mural, the tenth to be unveiled as part of the “We Are Guam” campaign.
Photo courtesy of Paul Blas
The CNMI thespians , Marianas
The CNMI thespians pose after staging Thornton Wilder’s “Pullman Car Hiawatha” at the Howell Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska.
BP oil spill: Obama heads to court to restore block on deepwater drilling - Telegraph
Reuters
Obama administation heads to court to reinstate a block on deepwater oil drilling imposed in response to the BP oil spill. Oil cleanup workers outnumber tourists on the beach in Pensacola Beach, Florida.
Barack Obama: al-Qaeda sees Africans' lives as cheap - Telegraph
By Alex Spillius in Washington
A man attends to an injured women after a bomb went off in a restaurant in Kampala's Kabalagala district
A senior US official suggested Mr Obama was taking a direct swipe at the ideology and motives of al-Qaeda affiliates on the continent, which US intelligence agencies say are the extremist group's most active branches.
A senior US official suggested Mr Obama was taking a direct swipe at the ideology and motives of al-Qaeda affiliates on the continent, which US intelligence agencies say are the extremist group's most active branches.
"Al-Qaeda is a racist organisation that treats black Africans like cannon fodder and does not value human life," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Barack Obama's relationship with Europe 'not living up to its potential' - Telegraph
Mr Barroso believes that the relationship with the White House and the EU has been affected by disagreements on how to tackle the global economic crisis, as well as climate change and trade reform.
In an interview with The Times, Mr Barroso said the US should reach out to Europe, calling on a "mutual" relationship.
Barack Obama praises Yemen's fight against al-Qa'eda - Telegraph
"President Obama applauded Yemen's determination to address the terrorist threat the Yemeni people face and recognized the sacrifices of Yemeni forces involved in this effort," the White House said.
Whale sighted in Derwent, Tasmania
The visiting whale provides a memorable sight for passengers on the ferry Emmalisa. Picture: LEIGH WINBURN. INSET: A crew member from the MV Bob Barker snapped this picture of a whale breaching.A WHALE has been spotted swimming in the River Derwent this morning, surfacing off Macquarie Wharf.
Michael Beasley, from the Sea Shepherd vessel MV Bob Barker, said the crew saw at least two whales performing shallow breaches approximately 150m from the wharf about 11am yesterday.
At least one of the whales was out again this morning.
Did you see the whale? Send your photos to us here.
North Korean health system in crisis
By staff writers/ Mercury
July 16, 2010 8:46am
SURGERY without anaesthetics and unsterilised needles illustrate the desperate state of North Korea's healthcare system.
Food shortages have persisted since the 1990s famine and some North Koreans survive partly on grass, tree roots and bark, the rights group says.
The communist state says healthcare is free for all, but Amnesty says many witnesses have told it they have been paying for all services since the 1990s.
Doctors are usually paid in cigarettes, alcohol or food for consultations and take cash for tests or surgery.
"If you don't have money, you die," the report quotes a 20-year-old woman refugee as saying.
The report, citing World Health Organisation figures, says the North spends less on healthcare than any other country - less than $US1 per person per year. Amnesty says its report is based on interviews with more than 40 North Koreans now living overseas and with health professionals in the country.
It paints a grim portrait of hospitals lacking anaesthetics and medicines, with unsterilised needles and bloodstained sheets.
A 24-year-old defector from northeastern Hamkyong Province told Amnesty that a doctor amputated his left leg from the calf down without administering anesthesia after his left ankle was crushed by a train when he fell from one of the carriages.
"Five medical assistants held my arms and legs down to keep me from moving. I was in so much pain that I screamed and fainted from pain," said the man, identified only by his family name, Hwang. "I woke up one week later in a hospital bed."
Doctors also often work without pay and have little or no medicine to dispense, and must reuse the scant medical supplies at their disposal, the report says.
The report quotes a 56-year-old woman from the northeastern city of Musan who had her appendix removed in 2001 without anaesthesia. "I was screaming so much from the pain, I thought I was going to die. They had tied my hands and legs to prevent me from moving," she said.
Amnesty says many people bypass doctors and go to the markets to buy medicine.
Catherine Baber, Amnesty's deputy Asia-Pacific director, said the North failed to provide for the most basic health and survival needs of its people - "especially worrying as North Korea fights a tuberculosis epidemic".
Quoting WHO figures, the report estimates that 5 per cent of the population of 24 million are infected with tuberculosis. Pyongyang has begun refusing US food aid despite a 2008 UN survey showing 9 million people do not get enough to eat.
July 16, 2010 8:46am
SURGERY without anaesthetics and unsterilised needles illustrate the desperate state of North Korea's healthcare system.
Food shortages have persisted since the 1990s famine and some North Koreans survive partly on grass, tree roots and bark, the rights group says.
The communist state says healthcare is free for all, but Amnesty says many witnesses have told it they have been paying for all services since the 1990s.
Doctors are usually paid in cigarettes, alcohol or food for consultations and take cash for tests or surgery.
"If you don't have money, you die," the report quotes a 20-year-old woman refugee as saying.
The report, citing World Health Organisation figures, says the North spends less on healthcare than any other country - less than $US1 per person per year. Amnesty says its report is based on interviews with more than 40 North Koreans now living overseas and with health professionals in the country.
It paints a grim portrait of hospitals lacking anaesthetics and medicines, with unsterilised needles and bloodstained sheets.
A 24-year-old defector from northeastern Hamkyong Province told Amnesty that a doctor amputated his left leg from the calf down without administering anesthesia after his left ankle was crushed by a train when he fell from one of the carriages.
"Five medical assistants held my arms and legs down to keep me from moving. I was in so much pain that I screamed and fainted from pain," said the man, identified only by his family name, Hwang. "I woke up one week later in a hospital bed."
Doctors also often work without pay and have little or no medicine to dispense, and must reuse the scant medical supplies at their disposal, the report says.
The report quotes a 56-year-old woman from the northeastern city of Musan who had her appendix removed in 2001 without anaesthesia. "I was screaming so much from the pain, I thought I was going to die. They had tied my hands and legs to prevent me from moving," she said.
Amnesty says many people bypass doctors and go to the markets to buy medicine.
Catherine Baber, Amnesty's deputy Asia-Pacific director, said the North failed to provide for the most basic health and survival needs of its people - "especially worrying as North Korea fights a tuberculosis epidemic".
Quoting WHO figures, the report estimates that 5 per cent of the population of 24 million are infected with tuberculosis. Pyongyang has begun refusing US food aid despite a 2008 UN survey showing 9 million people do not get enough to eat.
Jul 15, 2010
New stars and welcome returns for London Fashion Week - Telegraph
By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director
Looks from Burberry and Acne AW10 collections (left and right); British designer Giles Deacon, who will be returning to London Fashion Week; and designer Hussein Chalayan
The Swedish design powerhouse, Acne, and the NewGen hot talents, Holly Fulton, David Koma and Michael Van Der Ham, will all make their catwalk debuts at London Fashion Week in September.
The Swedish design powerhouse, Acne, and the NewGen hot talents, Holly Fulton, David Koma and Michael Van Der Ham, will all make their catwalk debuts at London Fashion Week in September.
Iranian scientist was 'paid $5 million by CIA' for nuclear secrets - Telegraph
Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent
Shahram Amiri arrives at Imam Khomini Airport with his wife and son Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Shahram Amiri, who arrived home in Iran today, gave unspecified intelligence in return for the money, the officials claimed.
Shahram Amiri, who arrived home in Iran today, gave unspecified intelligence in return for the money, the officials claimed.
Mr Amiri, who was greeted by his wife, seven-year-old son and government ministers on his return to Tehran airport, denied he knew any secrets or even that he was a nuclear scientist at all.
New Zealand woman sounds Welsh after suffering 'foreign accent syndrome' - Telegraph
Bronwyn Fox, 59, of Invercargill, in the southernmost region of the South Island, told the Telegraph on Tuesday that she has never been to Britain and does not have any British-born relatives.
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